Maradona wins Al Wasl debut

Maradona wins Al Wasl debut

Published Aug. 28, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

Diego Maradona had a winning start as Al Wasl coach Sunday, seeing his team score two late goals for a 3-1 win over 10-man Ittihad Kalba in a preseason friendly.

Maradona's new team looked set to settle for a draw after Yaser Salem's own goal in the 28th minute had canceled out Manuel Olivera's 21st-minute header.

But Mohammed Jamal and Hassan Yousef scored in the last five minutes to give the former Argentina great a win on his debut.

Al Wasl had been on the attack for most of the second half after Ittihad Kalba's Sultan Seif was sent off before the break for a clumsy challenge on Edson Puch.

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Puch went close with two free kicks either side of the interval before Tariq Hassan inadvertently rattled the woodwork with a speculative cross.

 

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